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Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba i
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Matahambre Mine Mine
Santa Lucia-Matahambre district District
Pinar del Río Province Province
Cuba Country

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Santa Lucia-Matahambre district	District
Pinar del Río Province	Province
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Shaft #2, Minas de Matahambre

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

View of the Matahambre mining area, in 1925.

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

View of the Matahambre mining area, in 1925.

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Shaft #2, Minas de Matahambre

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

View of the Matahambre mining area, in 1925.

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

View of the Matahambre mining area, in 1925.

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Shaft #2, Minas de Matahambre

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

View of the Matahambre mining area, in 1925.

Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

22° 33' 48'' North , 83° 56' 5'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Aw : Tropical savanna, wet

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Minas de Matahambre	34,419 (2015)	2.8km
Viñales	27,129 (2016)	24.2km
Pinar del Río	186,990 (2016)	29.4km
Puerto Esperanza	3,331 (2015)	31.1km
San Luis	6,690 (2015)	36.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

25616

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:25616:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Stockwork copper orebodies hosted in sandstones. Stratiform black shale-hosted SEDEX-type Pb-Zn ores occur in the northwestern part of the deposit (orebody no. 70).
Apart from base metal sulphides, the deposit contains Co-Ni sulfoarsenides, minor amounts of Bi-, Ag-, and Pb-selenides and tellurides. , reaching up to 1553 meters at level 45.

The Matahambre ore field includes the Nieves, Mella, Matahambre and Cuerpo 70 deposits, as well as other minor occurrences. Some deposits (Matahambre, Cuerpo 70 and Mella) are hosted in rocks of the San Cayetano Fo rmation; other, such as the Nieves deposit, are hosted in the basal portion of Late Jurassic series.

The Matahambre occurrence is essentially a copper deposit (chalcopyrite-pyrite) containing about 13,000,000 t of mined and reserve Cu ore, above which lies a small stratiform Zn-Pb lens (~1,800,000 t).

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17 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ Schist

ⓘ Shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

ⓘ Bohdanowiczite

Formula: AgBiSe₂

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Clausthalite

Formula: PbSe

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):133-152

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Kawazulite

Formula: Bi₂Te₂Se

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):133-152

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Clausthalite	2.CD.10	PbSe
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Kawazulite	2.DC.05	Bi₂Te₂Se
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Bohdanowiczite	2.JA.20	AgBiSe₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Bohdanowiczite	AgBiSe₂
Se	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Se	ⓘ Kawazulite	Bi₂Te₂Se
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Bohdanowiczite	AgBiSe₂
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Kawazulite	Bi₂Te₂Se
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bohdanowiczite	AgBiSe₂
Bi	ⓘ Kawazulite	Bi₂Te₂Se

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References

Miller, E. L. (1925). Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba (Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Rolla.).

Pérez-Vázquez, R.G., Melgarejo, J.C. (1998) El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía [The Matahambre ore deposit (Pinar del Río, Cuba): structure and mineralogy]. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.

Valdes-Nodarse, E. L. (1998) Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 560-567 doi:10.1007/s001260050172

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Matahambre Mine, Santa Lucia-Matahambre district, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba i
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Pinar del Río Province Province
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